Having a small metal community where I live in the first place, I rarely get to see very many worthwhile shows. As of late, even if a good band does come through, they are almost always accompanied by some form of bland, uninteresting, chugging breakdown loving deathcore garbage.

My question is this: inventive, outstanding, notable deathcore. Does such a thing exist? Are there ANY saving graces of this genre whatsoever?

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Kruel wrote:

Not really. Plasma sounds like a toilet, but their music doesn't take me on a magical journey to a toilet.

I quite like Despised Icon. They're super thugging, have a very strong rhythm section (their drummer in particular is a beast) and just generally obliterate everything in their path while remaining absurdly catchy. Their hardcore shouts may bother you though. They started off as much more grind influenced with lots of pig squeals but gradually changed sounds. Another I enjoy is As Blood Runs Black's first album. It's very much melodic death metal + breakdowns.

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theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:

So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

I quite like Despised Icon. They're super thugging, have a very strong rhythm section (their drummer in particular is a beast) and just generally obliterate everything in their path while remaining absurdly catchy. Their hardcore shouts may bother you though. They started off as much more grind influenced with lots of pig squeals but gradually changed sounds. Another I enjoy is As Blood Runs Black's first album. It's very much melodic death metal + breakdowns.

Seconded, Bill is a cool guy too and knows his shit when it comes to Crust and "real" Grindcore.

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Empyreal wrote:

Yup, they ripped off Metal Church. Now that you've solved that mystery, Metallica is now dethroned from their place in metal history and will be safely forgotten forever. Good job!

Another one for All Shall Perish. The Price of Existence is quite a good album despite being mainly deathcore. Not too many deathcore bands manage to do that; All Shall perish is the one that comes to mind when it comes to the genre.

As stated previously, Despised Icon, without a doubt. Also check out Thy Art is Murder, notably "The Adversary". Crushing, blasty and brutal with lots of groovy, dare I say "djent" influenced breaks. I also dig Veil of Maya quite a bit, though they kinda do their own thing a lot of the time and break from the "deathcore" mold. Boris the Blade is a lesser known Australian act that is also pretty solid, though maybe a bit on the generic side... You could also try Carnifex.

Carnifex last album was definitely tolerable, going to have second them. They have upped the tremelo riffs, cut down the shouts, and have at least a couple of good songs. They are definitely getting closer to playing death metal.

Not "deathcore" in the Suiside Silence sense, but Harms Way and Xibalba mix old school death metal with modern hardcore in awesome ways. Harms Way with a more Stockholm approach, and Xibalba take a more Morbid Angel/Obituary approach.